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Sunday, 26 August 2012

The Halo Effect

Z. Allora gives us a wake-up call on how shallow we can be .

Pretty.
Beautiful. Cute. Adorable. Sexy. Hot. Stunning. These are all words we writers
use to describe our characters. But everyone knows surface beauty is only skin
deep… so why are we so focused on it?

To
go into some psychobabble: The Halo Effect. This concept describes how we
attribute positive characteristics to attractive people. When we see a handsome
or beautiful person, we innately shower them with good qualities even though we
have nothing to base this on. Our first impression, based on looks will assume
positive qualities. Of course, if we are proven wrong we adjust our perceptions
but the initial expectation is they will match their looks.

I
say: Fight the Halo Effect. See past the shell and get to the essence where the
true beauty resides. We know it but in
this where society beauty is highly prized it bares remembering. Be good to
yourself, pretty.

Speaking
of pretty… Dusty Davis achieved the rock and roll dream but he didn’t have the
one thing he craved. Someone with whom he could share it. J seems to be that
person. Though a few hours in a dark club and four months of intense online
communication, how well did he really know the person?

Appearances
are deceiving but J is exactly what Dusty needs. Now after he accused his would
be lover of deception, Dusty’s got to win J back. In order to do that he’ll
have to fight both of their demons. But now that he’s Finally Fallen will it
cost him his brothers?